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News & ArtsFriday, April 2, 2010
City Icon Grill Facade Falls to Pavement, Injuring Pedestrians
Posted by Dominic Holden on Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 9:25 AM
Slog tippers and Twitter tweeters report that the facade of the Icon Grill on 5th Avenue and Virginia Street has fallen off. Here's one photo from Twitter. KIRO has the best photo and reports that two people are hurt:
- KIRO
UPDATE: KIRO now reports that three people were hurt. One person suffered serious injuries and two have minor injuries; they're all at Harborview hospital.
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Those terra cotta facades crack as they age and absorb an incredible amount of water. A large building can absorb several tons of water during a heavy rain. This water causes expansion and eventual structural failure. Most buildings from this period are reaching an age and condition which requires extensive maintenance and repair.
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I can't recall what it looked like before; wasn't there just some large red neon above the marque? Where the hell did all those bricks come from? The Pics at KIRO look like the actual building facade is intact - I don't see any chunks missing.
What gives? What gave?
What gives? What gave?
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Notice all the red stuff right above the Neon -- that's not in the final picture at @8's link.
http://www.vintageseattle.org/wp-content…
http://www.vintageseattle.org/wp-content…
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Ah, that'd be the bricks, then. It's funny how you walk by a building 3-4 times per week but never, ever look up to note little details like that.
Scary too how often I walk through that killzone.
Scary too how often I walk through that killzone.
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Speaking of which... I've noticed that people have been working in the shops to the left of the Icon Grill. Does anyone know if X-Ray Specs is coming back?
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terrible for those people and for Icon and the landlord, 'cause there will some EXPENSIVE lawsuits/settlements.
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Just wait until the next earthquake...
And by wait I mean prepare yourself, check out the Red Cross and Seattle Emergency Management sites for a lot of useful information.
And by wait I mean prepare yourself, check out the Red Cross and Seattle Emergency Management sites for a lot of useful information.
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Maybe now Icon can pony up to get a real reader board, instead of that stupid paper-printed lettering look they have going on now.*
*Note…this is not meant to make light of the fact the real people were hurt by this unfortunate event.
*Note…this is not meant to make light of the fact the real people were hurt by this unfortunate event.
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@13: i think it will be the LL on the hook - building maintenance and all. as any belltown LL knows, there's only 1 solution for this problem - strip the terracotta facade and replace it with Drivit so it can't be put on the historic register.
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did this happen around midnight? I swear my girlfriend and I felt a small earthquake last night around then.
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@ 19, magnitude 2.5 magnitude earthquakes are barely perceptible, and nowhere near strong enough to do this kind of damage unless the facade was already badly damaged. Even then I wouldn't bet on such a weak quake triggering this.
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i knew i liked that place for something...that mac-n-cheese is overrated (and expensive).
you don't see palace kitchen across the street hurting anybody do you? what?!
you don't see palace kitchen across the street hurting anybody do you? what?!
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Wow. This picture makes it pretty evident that the facade was crumbling, so it shouldn't be a surprise that if fell. There are plants growing out of it!
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co…
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co…
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icon grill's chef Nick Musser has a cookbook, Aroused Americana. Aroused the cornice right off its base, looks like.
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“Unfortunately, we will be closed for dinner tonight. We’ve been assured that clean-up and repairs will be completed by tomorrow and we can re-open on Saturday,” said Chef Nick Musser.
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What about the homeless kids who sleep in the entry ways between the Icon and the rental car company? Were they hurt this morning? WERE THEY??
Incomplete reporting.
Incomplete reporting.
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